Replica of a figure of a female alpaca used as an offering

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Date created: 2003

Culture/People: Quechua
Artist/Maker: Hilda Valeriana Cachi Yupanqui, Quechua
Seller: Hilda Valeriana Cachi Yupanqui, Quechua

Collection History: NMAI purchase from the artist, 2003.
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Place: Cusco (Cuzco); Cusco (Cuzco) Province; Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru

See related items: Quechua; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/1607
Barcode: 261607.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Indigenous Term: illa

Object Name: Replica of a figure of a female alpaca used as an offering
Media/Materials: Silver
Techniques: Cast
Dimensions: 10 x 2 x 11 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65c611abf-5d44-4839-9d2a-1fdc18ff2bc4

Record ID: NMAI_277710